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MOSCOW, may 2 – RIA Novosti, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Russian figure skater Andrei Lazukin told RIA Novosti that his recovery from knee surgery will take up to six weeks.

22-the summer skater from St. Petersburg recently had an operation, which was previously postponed due to the pandemic coronavirus.

“I Think that special problems should not be, and the beginning of the season, if it happens at a common time, I will have time to prepare,” added the skater, explaining that the programme plans of the season, he coaches have not yet discussed.

Lazukin said that the situation of coronavirus has not affected the situation in the hospital. “I had surgery in a private, clean sports clinic of St. Petersburg, there was no panic,” said he.